Health literacy among Indian adults seeking dental care.

Background: Poor literacy can impede one's ability not only to seek out needed health information but also to process, understand and use it to make appropriate health care decisions. The objective of the study was to assess the health literacy among adult patients seeking oral health care at in a private dental hospital in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Materials And Methods: A cross sectional questionnaire survey was carried out on 500 subjects.

Survey of patient opinion on tobacco cessation counseling and services in a dental teaching institution and hospital.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess the opinion of dental patients who use tobacco towards receiving tobacco cessation counseling and services in a dental college and hospital setting.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey method using a structured questionnaire was used in this study. Participants were patients attending The Oxford Dental College, Hospital, and Research Center, Bengaluru, India.

An investigation of social judgments made by young adults toward appearance of dental fluorosis.

Background: Smile is a crucial factor in creating a good first impression. However conditions like dental fluorosis hamper the esthetics of teeth. This study was conducted to find out whether young adults attribute socially relevant characteristics to people with dental fluorosis.

Caries experience in 15-year-old school children in Bangalore with inherited taste sensitivity levels to 6-n-propylthiouracil: an observational study.

Aim:   The relationship between sugar consumption and caries has been researched extensively for many years. The individual drive for the consumption of sweet food is controlled by a variety of biologic, psychologic, and sociologic factors. Sweet preference has been linked to bitter taste sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil, a heritable trait.